Fisher is also known for her book, "Postcards From The Edge", and Fisher wrote the screenplay for the movie from her novel. Carrie Fisher and talent agent Bryan Lourd have a daughter, Billie Lourd (Billie Catherine Lourd), born on July 17, 1992. Carrie Fisher and Bryan Lourd later separated. She was previously married to Paul Simon.

She did her very first European signing in London, England in a hotel library on August 3, 2003. It was an exclusive one-day signing, tickets limited to 500.

She allegedly disliked the "bagel bun" hairstyle she wore in the original La guerra de las galaxias (1977), but she didn't say anything about it because she was afraid that director George Lucas would get angry and fire her.

When asked what her favorite moment from the original Star Wars trilogy are, she replied that her favorite moments were the arguing scenes between her and Harrison Ford.

Along with her writing career, she also became a successful rewriter of movie scripts, saving many troubled productions.

Stood on a box for many of her scenes with Harrison Ford in the original Star Wars trilogy, owing to the fact that she was roughly a foot shorter than he and didn't fit into the frame.

Diagnosed with bipolar disorder and spoke on this topic at the American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting in May 2004 in New York City to thousands of psychiatrists.

Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2006 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actress category for her performance in the film Jóvenes talentos (2005), however, she failed to receive a nomination.

Has one daughter, Billie Lourd, whose father is the powerful film agent, Bryan Lourd. Fisher and Lourd never married. After he left her for a man, Fisher used that experience as the opening premise for her novel, "The Best Awful".

Has written several novels including the semi-autobiographical "Postcards from the Edge", filmed in 1990.

Sometimes works as a screenplay "script doctor".

Revealed in her memoir "Wishful Drinking" that she once had a romantic relationship with U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-Connecticut). When Dodd was once asked to comment in 2007 (for The Kansas City Star), he told a reporter, "it was a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away".

In her 2008 memoir "Wishful Drinking", she notes that, like her mother in Cantando bajo la lluvia (1952), she became famous at age 19 for her role in a classic hit alongside two male co-stars. She also mentions that "Star Wars" could also refer to her celebrity parents' infamous divorce.

Has appeared in Star Wars parody episodes of both Robot Chicken (2005) and Padre de familia (1999). She now plays Mon Mothma, one of the few other female characters in the series. In the latter series, Princess Leia (now played by Alex Borstein) says "I don't like her.".

In 1990, Fisher sold the big screen rights to her book, "Surrender the Pink", to Warner Bros. for $1 million. Steven Spielberg was producing, with Demi Moore attached to star. Fisher wrote the screenplay but the project stalled in development.

She was a script doctor on Arma letal 3 (1992), polishing the dialogue for Rene Russo's character. She gleefully admits that only one of her lines remains in the film: "Why don't you go back and beat your street?", which Russo says to Mel Gibson.

She admitted that she found it difficult to act across from Peter Cushing in Star Wars: A New Hope for two reasons. She found the dialogue to be awful, and Cushing was so nice and polite to her on set between takes, she found it very difficult to show the disdain her character, Princess Leia has for Cushing's character, Grand Moff Tarkin.

Personal Quotes
I was street smart, but unfortunately the street was Rodeo Drive.

I have no ambitions as an actress. I'm going to do a day's work on Scream 3 (2000), but that's all I can handle, a day's work.

On her father's gossipy 1999 autobiography: "I'm going to have my DNA fumigated."

I always wanted to do what my mother did - get all dressed up, shoot people, fall in the mud. I never considered anything else.

You can't find true affection in Hollywood because everyone does the fake affection so well.

Females get hired along procreative lines. After 40, we're kind of cooked.

On merchandising for Star Wars: "I signed my likeness away. Every time I look in the mirror, I have to send Lucas a couple of bucks."

Describing working with Harrison Ford on the original La guerra de las galaxias (1977): Mark was 24, I was 19 and he [Harrison] was 33. He was like the big man on campus. You looked at him and you said to yourself, 'He's going to be a star.'

Explaining why gaffer's tape was sometimes used under her Princess Leia costume in La guerra de las galaxias (1977): "As we all know, there is no underwear in space."

Acting engenders and harbours qualities that are best left way behind in adolesence. People-pleasing, going on those interviews and jamming your whole personality into getting the job, ingratiating yourself to people you wouldn't f***ing spit on if they were on fire.

Describing the filming of El imperio contraataca (1980): "Mark [Hamill] was off on Dagobah while Harrison [Ford] and I were were getting drunk in Cloud City."

I was born into big celebrity. It could only diminish.

Leia is not a real character. She is more of a caricature, and is somewhat one-dimensional. It's not really possible to write out a list of Princess Leia's likes and dislikes. I do know her favorite color, though, it's white. She wears white all the time. But that doesn't help me much.

I've got a lot of photos of me when I was very young at parties with celebrities, but I don't really remember the people or when the photos were taken.

I think of my body as a side effect of my mind.

On success: There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap".

On time: Instant gratification takes too long.

On experience: Maturity: A stoic response to endless reality.

[on the cultural significance of her parents] I don't know if they were culturally significant, but they were very popular. My mother and my father were America's sweethearts. They literally received that tag. Even my parents sort of went along with the assumption that they were a good couple, but they probably weren't a very good couple. Anyway, my father was best friends with a man named Michael Todd. Mike Todd was married to Elizabeth Taylor. Mike Todd died in a plane crash, and my father consoled Elizabeth Taylor with his penis.

[When asked if the character Princess Leia was the dark side of the force in your professional career] Oh, no. It was fun! I was young. People want it to be a problem for me. No. Those are great movies. Why shouldn't I be proud of being in that? The dark side? You ever see Hollywood Vice Squad (1986) or The Star Wars Holiday Special(1978)? How about Under the Rainbow (1981)? Was Star Wars the dark side? There's so much competition for that one.

[About what her father, Eddie Fisher, did to help Elizabeth Taylor after her husband Michael Todd's death] He rushed to her side, gradually moving to her front... He consoled her with flowers and, ultimately, he consoled her with his penis.